Karuizawa Whisky Collection Sells For £770,000

21st April 2017

A collection
of 296 bottles of Karuizawa Japanese
whisky has been has been sold for a
total of £770,000 in an online auction
held by Whisky Auctioneer.

The world’s largest known collection of
Karuizawa Japanese whisky has
been sold in an online auction held by
Whisky Auctioneer (www.whiskyauctioneer.com)
for a total of £770,000 which is
believed to be a record for an auction
of Japanese whisky.

The highlight of the auction was a
bottle of Karuizawa 1960 52 year old,
which was one of just 41 bottles
originally released back in 2013. The
rare Karuizawa 1960 52 year old which
originally cost £12,000 in 2013 sold for
£100,100 at auction, setting a new UK
and European record for a Japanese
whisky.

The complete collection of
296 bottles Karuizawa Japanese whisky,
which had been built up over the last 10
years by a European collector, easily
surpassed the pre-auction estimated
value of around £500,000.

The auction attracted worldwide
attention which translated into more
than 5093 bids for the bottles, and
resulted in 89 successful buyers. In
terms of bottles purchased, the Unites
States was by far and away the most
popular destination, with 84 bottles
purchased by US buyers. Germany finished
in second place with 43, Hong Kong with
40, the UK with 37 and Greece with 23.
Other successful buyers came from
countries including Taiwan, China,
Singapore, Canada, Belgium, Australia,
Israel, Netherlands, Sweden,
Switzerland, Slovakia, France, Ireland
and Poland.

The top 10 bottles by value to be sold
during the auction were bought for a
combined £217,060, with 7 of these
bottles purchased by buyers in Hong Kong
and the other 3 heading to Germany.

Karuizawa whisky has become one of
the world’s most coveted whiskies since
the distillery stopped production in
2000.The collection auctioned by Perth
(Scotland) based Whisky Auctioneer
covered almost every expression created
by the renowned Japanese distillery. It
is the first time such an extensive
collection has been made available for
auction anywhere in the world.

The sale has been a huge success for
Perthshire firm Whisky Auctioneer which
specialises in auctioning fine, old,
rare and collectable whisky. In recent
years, collectors have flocked towards
Japanese distilleries, whose reputations
and values have rocketed in the booming
secondary market. According to rare
whisky experts and analysts Rare Whisky
101, the RWK (Rare Whisky Karuizawa)
Index, which tracks the performance of a
select collection of bottles from this
silent Japanese distillery, shows an
increase in value of more than 300%
since July 2013.

If you were not one of the lucky ones in
the Whisky Auctioneer auction you will
find a great range of Japanese whisky at
a more drinkable price available from
specialist online whisky retailers such
as
Master of
Malt

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